Ducks Transactions
Kase's New Contract Great Value for Ducks
August 16th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have announced the re-signing of restricted free-agent (RFA) winger Ondrej Kase to a new three-year contract. The average annual value (AAV) of the contract is $2.6 million. https://twitter.com/icemancometh/status/1029862128054718464 Kase, who...
Ducks Sign Gibson to Contract Extension
August 5th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have announced the signing of goaltender John Gibson to an eight-year contract extension that will take hold beginning in the 2019-20 season. Per Eric Stephens of The Athletic, Gibson's new contract will pay him an average annual value (AAV) of $6.4...
What Montour's Contract Could Mean for Kase
July 29th, 2018 As we get deeper into the summer, NHL news slows down considerably, with the main items being the occasional announcements of new RFA contracts and arbitration proceedings. The Anaheim Ducks provided one of those news nuggets on July 24 in announcing the re-signing of...
Ducks Sign Henrique to Contract Extension
July 17th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have announced the signing center Adam Henrique to a five-year contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value (AAV) of $5.825 million per year. https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1018903532487860224 The 2018-19 season will mark the...
Assessing the Ducks' Salary Cap Situation
July 15th, 2018 Coming off a tumultuous season that culminated in a rough opening-round sweep against the San Jose Sharks, the Anaheim Ducks are looking to avoid an extended downward trend into non-contender status. To do that, they will need to, among other things, maintain enough salary...
Ducks Sign Luke Schenn, Gibbons, Rowney & Others
July 3rd, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have been relatively quiet in terms of the magnitude of their free-agent signings since the July 1 free-agent frenzy period began, but they have added a number of new faces to the organization. These transactions are altogether minor in nature, as general...
Ducks Make Minor Moves at Trade Deadline
February 28th, 2018 Bob Murray did warn us that there might not be much activity. Nevertheless, the idea of the Anaheim Ducks general manager adding a scoring winger or a depth defenseman by the trade deadline still seemed plausible given his club's needs and their window to win right now....
Assessing the Ducks' Vatanen-for-Henrique Swap
December 1st, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks swung a major trade Thursday morning, a rarity this far in advance of the trade deadline. The team, riddled with injuries up front, acquired center Adam Henrique from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for stalwart defenseman Sami Vatanen. In the deal,...
Anaheim Ducks Offseason Review
September 4th, 2017 With the month of September underway, the dog days of summer are just about over. Training camp and preseason games are a mere couple of weeks away. For Anaheim Ducks fans, the ongoing heat wave in southern California might be suggesting otherwise, but hockey is right...
Ducks' Rasmussen Signing a Roadblock to Youngsters?
July 10th, 2017 On Friday, the Anaheim Ducks announced the signing of center Dennis Rasmussen, formerly of the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract worth $725,000. https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/883392327066173441 Rasmussen, formerly of the Chicago Blackhawks,...
Ducks Sign Cam Fowler to Extension
July 1st, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Cam Fowler to an eight-year contract extension worth $6.5 million per year, as initially reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and later confirmed by TSN's Darren Dreger and the Ducks' official team Twitter...
Ducks on the Verge of Major Mistake
June 14th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks were always going to be in a difficult spot heading into the expansion draft. Now, things might be even more precarious for them, but strangely, the enhanced difficulty and additional potential losses would be their own fault. Bieksa Not Waiving...and...
Disappointment Awaits Ducks in Eaves Trade
February 26th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks acquired winger Patrick Eaves from the Dallas Stars on Friday afternoon in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick. The move should come as no surprise to long-time observers, as general manager Bob Murray held that his club needed another...
